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Never a«k where an article can ba had, nor the price. th Always give your full name and ad dress' If you do net wish your name published, say so, and Initials Only will be printed. •> Carefully file this page for futura xeferenoe and before writing examina your file to see if it has not bean already answered. y r I/OQk ahead and aend in your inqulnea early Do not expect ua to ‘’anawor 1n next paper.” The editor »nußt hand in his copy a week before tha paper is published. a Xddresa al! inquiries and commumaa* tions for this department to THE CONSTITUTION, (F. mid F. The Farmers’ Institute Movement. To one who keeps in touch with what is going on in tho agricultural world, nothing is more remarkable than the development of tho farmers’ institute movement. While not so \ery recent in ‘ls fust inception. the ivldoly ex ten-hd recognition of tho necessity for such work is the most notable feature of agricultural progress that has been man ifested since the passage of the Hatch act. which provided for the organization of experiment stations in each state and territory. The land grant act of ISG2 was the first recognition by the national legislature of tho importance—aye, the absolute neces sity for—the establishment of institutions that were to be devoted especially to tho teaching of those branches of science that relate to agriculture and the me chanic arts. These colleges of agriculture were established by most of the states during the -’war period.” but, of course, the appropriations wore not available to tho southern states until after that, period. It required but a few years aft<-r the re construction, however, for the latter sec tion to fall into line, and for nearly thirty years the list of agricultural colleges has been complete-one in every state and territory. It did not require a long time to develop tho fact that something more than tech nical education In the agricultural sciences was necessary There n-cilcd to be skilled experimentation ami research— In field ami lai oratory for the farther en richment of the resources of the agricul tural colleges. There needed to bo more actual facts in order to sustain and con firm tl:o teachings of the lecture room, ami to give a broader ami mom piactical range to the work of the professor. It was but a short while after tho or- I ganlzation and development of the ex periment station idea—preceded by the agricultural < ollege scheme— tvlion It was found that tho great mass of the farmers of the country was no* being reached and directly benefitc.l by the age.ncfes then in dustriously working. There was (and Is yet) a very large number of farmers I throughout the country who did not avail j themselves of the opportunities for ac quiring an agricultural education while young. Indeed, those opportunities were totally inadequate, and are yet, to the task of educating the millions of young men who were destined to follow the footsteps of their fathers. So it is that the great majority of the farmers of today have enjoyed no special advantages in the way of agricultural colleges and schools, al though very many of them have, become more or I<> ■ well informed by means of reading books, agricultural Journals and the bulletins of the experiment stations. It is now the .aim of the farmers’ insti tute organization to reach this great mass, compc. ed of the well-informed and the les -informed, and to scatter among them the "bn a ! of life” agricultural. The farmers’ institute, In Its essential detinition, proposes to carry directly to the farmers the scientific knowledge that !«■• b< on gathered from all sources, along with tl.e practical results of experimenta tion. It docs not. by tiny means, disdain tl-.e practical and successful farmer—the man who has "never seen the inside of a co'! ;<e” of any sort. On the contrary, some of tl • most efficient and successful of the mslilute workers are men of this very sort. Indeed, the institute idea is close akin In some respects to the old camp-meeting Mt a of some of tho church workers. Not only <lo scientific professors and trained experiment station workers lecture (preach), but so-called "practical farmers" are called upon to give in their ‘'experi ence," and are prepared to confirm by their own experience the teaching of the professional teacher and the trained ex- I erimentalist. It is a happy and effective combination of talents. FARM CORRESPONDENCE. PARIS GREEN AND CABBAGE. "Subscriber,” Homer, Ga.—l have 500 very line cabbages in my garden. /About ten’days ago 1 put poison on them. 1 used wheat Hour with about 2 per cent of parts green, and sifted it on with an old pepper box. Some of the heads would have veiglu I about 2 or 3 pounds at tho time, but most of them had not begun to head. Os course, I put the poison on the he.,,1 or in the bud, as that was the only place where the larvae were. The 1< ayes were killed in some places where the poison touched them. On the heads these .-pots were sometimes two or three 1- av< s deep. The poison can yet be seen In places on the leaves. I bought 10 cents worth of the poison find used, I suppose, about half of it. 1 was not afraid to treat them in this way because I knew the head was formed by growing out from the eenter. We cooked the first one today. It would have weighed about 5 pounds after all the outside had been thrown away. AVe ate it for dinner and no one has felt the slightest symptom of poison. I was wiili some friends tills afternoon who said they would never eat any of the cabbages, as to do so would bo to commit suicide. They said that deaths from paris green on vegetables were of almost daily occurrence. One said he used "slugshot,” which could be eaten In large quantities with a spoon SAAV MI I.T.S. 4 H HP. cuts 2,000 feet per day All Sizes Plan ers, Shingle Mills and Edgers with Patent Variable Friction Feed Portable Grind ing Mills, Water Wheels, Lath Mills, etc. Send for large Catalogue. Freight don’t count. ' DeLoach Mill Mfg. Co. Box 701 Atlanta, Ga. 114 Liberty St., N. Y. E7I MQ9L M CURLS WHERE ALL ELSE FAILS. r GJ U B*3Rt Gough Syrup. Tastes Good. Use rrj In time. Sold bv druggists. THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION: ATLANTA, GA. MONDAY, JULY 27,1903. without the least danger of poison, and that paris green should not stay about bls house. Now, I meant to make sauer kraut out of them for winter use. I in tended to throw away the outside and any part affected by the poison. (1) Will paring off the outside "leaves remove all danger of arsenic poisoning, or will the poison be diffused through the bead? (2) Have you noticed a record of wholesale poisoning from eating vegetables thus treated? (3) 1 have enough cabbage to feed 2.000 men one time. Would the amount of poison used (say one ounce.) kill that many? If not, why could not one man cat them nt 2.000 meals with equal safety? (4) Do you know any thing of the analysis of “slugshot?” If so, what do you think of a man eating a few spoonfuls? Answer—(l) Yes, the removal of tho outside loaves and such remaining leaves as may have been perforated by a worm will entirely remove all danger from tho poison (2) 1 have seen no "record” of poisoning resulting from eating vegetables and fruit poisoned with paris green. I know of no authentic case of the sort. I take and read a great many agricultural and hor ticultural papers, and have many books on gardening, etc. Every author ami ed itor advises the use of pnrls green as an insecticide. The fact is nearly all the cabbages shipped by truckers to market have been treated with paris green. (3) One ounce of paris green contains about two-thirds of an ounce of arsenic, or about 320 grains, enough to kill a great many men, probably 300 or 400 (1 grain of arsenic, or 1 1-2 grains of paris green is a fatal dose, even on a full stomach), in spraying 500 heads of cabbage with 1 ounce of paris green (or 320 grains of arsenic) probably at least one-half would fall to the ground within twenty-four hours and three-fourths of the remainder would be washed away by the first good shower of rain. So the chances are that (as some author has said) a man would have to eat three or four heads of cab bage at one meal in order to get a poisonous dose, and the quantity of cab bage—in that case —would more likely prove fatal than the arsenic. It seems reasonable to conclude that If the 500 cabbages may be consumed by 2,000 men at one meal with safety, then one man, with equal safety (so far as the poison would be concerned), might consume th" whole amount in 2,000 days. (4) 1 do not know the analysis of "slug shot." but It is probably arsenic in some form, as nearly all insecticides are. I think if a man should swallow a spoon ful of it he would not live to swallow anything else -unless it be a very strong emetic ami he be very quick about it. SHAT/LOW CULTIVATION HAS PROV ED A SUCCESS. E. F. Oakley, Pine Hili. Ala.—l have been a subscriber of '1 he Constitution for some tim- and enjoy Ttr> much reading the Farm and Farmers' page. I am in the mere.m|ile business myself, bu’ have be i a :1 > ob: < rver of farming for several years. I have nothing to relate of my personal experience, but would ask space in your valued columns to relate Hie experience of an old slavery-time ne gro, who lives about 9 miles south of this place, by tho name of Sam Ale Caw. He has i’ acres of land In his farm, lives well and has money to spend. He plants his oats about the middle of October in 5 foot lands. He plants his corn about lhe 10th of April in the water furrow be tween bls oat lands. He plants his cot i ton as soon as his oats are matured and harvested. In the middle of his oat lands making his corn and cotton 2',-. feet apart. H. has already gathered about 50 bushels of oats to the acre ami on 1 acre about 60 bushels of corn. He thinks will tn ke tw > and 1 1 (If b les >f cotton to the acre- He baa been making from one and a half to two and a quar ter bales of cotton per acre. He Is now cutting his corn tops and placing them to th" roots of his cotton. He doesn’t put a plow in his farm throughout the whole year, except to plant ills crop, but does it all with his hoe, and that's Jest to sliave off the little vegetation. Ha <l. . -n't : re.ik the ground any at all In cultivating his cron. Uncle Sam is experimenting on 36 feet square put in cotton 3 feet apart each way. He.leveled off a poor place on top of a hill and placed fertilizer from the cowpen over this 36 feet of land. With a piece of iron he punched holes in the l ard ground and put the seed in on the 2('rh of April. Now the cotton has al most lapped, about 3 feet high, and as green as any cotton I ever saw. Three of us counled the forms already on the and Hie results wefe as folcrws: Slxty-flve, ninety and ninety-five to the stalk. This old negro selected bls cotton till thirty-live bolls make a pound. He Is trying to find away to make nine bales of cotton to 1 n re. A great many will doubt tills, perhaps, if you do. just write to R. J. Honk. W. B Manus or T. AV. Lee, who are some of the best men of this place. They were with me when I visited this old man's crop. If you will, come and see for yourself. Comment—A pretty good story of a crop, but nothing improbable except In the yield of nine bales of cotton per acre. It is a long Jump from two ami a half to nine bales.—Editor. (1) WASHING OUT PORK CA IF ASSES. (2) MOVEMENT OF SAP IN TREES. R. N. Farrcr, Fayetteville, Ga.—Please answer the following questions through The Constitution: 1. Does it sour the meat to wash out hogs with water after gutting? 2. Doe<-- any of the sap from trees go in the ground In winter or does it al< stay In Hie roots? Answer—l. lam not aware that washing out a carcass with water will cause ll to sour It never did so with me. But there should be no real necessity for washing out a carcass If tho disembow elling has been neatly done. 2. No. Tho sap stays In the tree ex cept a small portion that evaporates in the air. IT IS SAN JOSE SCAT<E. John C. 11., Sandersville, Miss.—l send you a portion of a diseased twig and a leaf of ah apple tree. This is a new dis ease of fruit-trees here. 1. What is the disease, and its cause? 2. AVhat is the ine.'Mis of removing IL.? Is it apt to attack other nearby trees? Any Informa tion on the subject will be appreciated. The apple is a seedling of uncertain ori gin, but very fine. Answer- Thy small twig (not enough for a toothpick) and the one leaf i>rovp<l to be sufficient to enable me to recognize the dreaded Insect, the San Jose scale. Os course, you know something about It,. It will eventually ruin all your apply and fruit trees, unless the insects be destroy ed. J advise you to i eport the, facts and send ample speeimynts to Professor G._W. He.rrlek, entomologist of your experiment station, at Agricultural College, Miss. WATERMELON BLIGHT. G. W. 8., Lanier, La.—Out hero In Louisiana tlie> leaves on our melon vines begin to die about tho root of the vine, then the yjne turns black or lead color. Soon the entire vine is dead. Land or soil is sandy loam, neither too wet or too dry. Scizqij regular. Please state cause and give remedy through the dear old Constitution. Answer 1 presume it Is what Is called the “watermelon blight,” a species of bacterial or fungus disease. There is no remedy that is effective, except to ro tate. Do not plant the same land in watermelons two years in succession, even if there be little or no sign of thy disease. It is still better to let two years Intervene between crops on the same soil. SECOND CROP IRISH POTATOES. W. B. McLaughlin, Lacy, Miss.—l no tice in the weekly issue of July 6 an in quiry from W. J. Ilarborne, of Ennis, Miss., on how to plant second crop Irish potatoes. We grew a second crop last year and they were as line as I have ever seen for any season's planting. They were raised from seed grown in the spring, the small potatoes being kept for seed and kept spread In a dry place. They were planted without cutting on the 4th of September. The came up to a fair stand and yielded a much better crop than did the spring crop, from which the seed were grown. It would be safer to plant earlier, hojw ever, about August 15, and It Is not neces sary to plant whole seed, as cut seed, if allowed to dry for a week after being cut, will come up equally well with the whole ones. Fail planted potatoes, how ever, do not come up as well as spring planting every time. It depends much on the seasons, and there Is generally a lack of moisture at the time of planting. August 10 to 20 Is the safest time, and it a good season is gotten on the seed after they arc planted, n fair stand should be gotten from good sound seed. VETCH, CRIMSON CLOVER. RAPE. E. Napier, Union Springs. Ala. —Please give me all the Information you can about vetch, rape and crimson clover; time to gow and kind of land suitable for them. Do you think they are bet ter than barley, rye and oats’for graz ing bogs and cattle as winter pas ture with ng. We sow red clover, and also alfalfa. They grow all winter, and Johnson grass and carpet grass for hajr. Answer—l. “Ralyy vetch” (vicia vil losa), the species usually meant by the genuine term ‘‘vetch, ’’ is strictly an ani mal plant, coming from seed sown, or self-sown, every It belongs to the leguminous family, which also Includes all the clovers, beans, peas, etc. The seeds are sown In August or September, and either plowed or harrowed In, or sown In the surface of a bermudg sod and not covered in at all. The seeds come uy> following the first: two or three days ' rainy spell” In September or Octo ber. The plants grow during mild weath er through tho winter, and on good land will afford good grazing in February, March and April. The bloom appears during tho latter part of April or early in May, ami usually results In i large yield of seeds, which aex black and about the ,slzo of the seeds of the sweet peas. If not grazed the vetch may bo cut and fed green to cattle, mules, horses and bogs, and I believe that It Is the most valuable use that can be made of It, or it may bo mown and made Into hay early in May. The amount of seed usually recommend ed for one acre is one bushel. The chief drawback in the culture of vetch is the very high price of the seed, ranging as high as per bushel. Vetcji is exceed ingly nutritious at all stages of its growth, as well as In the form of hay. For hay, about 3 pecks of oats, or 1 pock of wheat should be sown with the vetch seed, in order to afford a sup port to the trailing vines of tho vetch. Vetch Is perfectly hardy against cold. 2. Crlmsojj clover is also strictly an nual and is a true clover. Seeds are sown in September and may be handled exactly as vetch, excepting .that no sup port Is needed for the plants. Fifteen) pounds of seed. Is sufilcleuf for 1 acre. 3. Rape Is a plant of the cabbage fam ily, and the plant resembles that of ruta baga. Seeds are sown In July and early in August on good land, and tho plants are either cut and fed to hogs, sheep and cattle, or pastured. It Is not suita ble for h.'yv. It Is a biennial, blooming and making seed the spring Qf tho fol lowing year, I have had no practical ex perience with rape The first two are land Improvers; the Inst named Is not. FALL IRISH POTATOES. Allen Oxford. Vernon, La— 1 am a farmer and n subscriber to your valuable paper. This Is one of the finest countries for tho small farmers and truckers I know of. This Is a white man’s country, and we live on our little farms and do our own work. I want you to tell me how *o prepare the land and what is the best l-ertillzor for fall Irish potatoes. In fact, a good article nn practical potato growing would fit us down here to a dot. Answer—You will find two articles on Second Crop Irish Potatoes In the Issue of July 6. before your letter was written, one article in the Issue of July 13, the day fallowing the date qf your letter, and two articles In the Issue of July 20. Please refer to these. Also one In this issue. GARDEN MOLES J. E P . Starvllle, Tex. -Will you please send away to rid a yard of moles? I see you have a page devoted to farming, and that yon would pardon r y question and send mo something in reply to help m» get rid of a worry and pest. Answer—Moles may be destroyed or driven away in several ways. First, any one of tho many mole traps usually kept for sale by seedsmen and deniers In farm and gajden Implements. Soak a handful of grains of corn In water twelve hours. Wit i a sharp pen knife lift a silver from the heart side of several grains, Insert a very small quantity of strychnine, and drop a poisoned grain here and there in their runaways through a hole made by a smooth stick. Another plan is to put pieces nf stick dipped In pine tar in the runaways. WATERMELONS “ONE-SIDED.” J. H. P., Abbeville, S. C.—Please tell me why my watermelons are side-ways. 1 used cow pen manure and acid. They •■(re very full and growing nicely, but are drawn around with one side larger than the other. As soon ns the shapes come I notice one side getting larger than tho other. Please explain the cause of this. Answer—l know no cause for the de formed shapes of watermelons other than poverty of the soil, or want of proper cul tivation and moisture This may be brought, about as well by permitting too many melons to "set' on the vine as by GREATEST BLOOD _PURIFIER FREE. CURES ALL BLOOD AND SKIN TROUBLES, CANCER, BLOOD POISON. ETC. If your blood Is Impure, thin, diseased, hot or full of humors. If you have blood poison cancer, carbuncles, eating sores, scrofula, eczema. Itching, risings and lumps scabby, pimply skin, bone pains. . it irr'h. rheumatism, or any blood or «kln disease. ~ take Botanic. Blood Balm p 8.1 according to directions. Soon nil' sores heal, aches and pains stop, the blood Is made pure and rich, leaving the Skin free from every eruption and giv ing the rich glow of perfect health to the skin <■ tb l ' same time B. B. B. Im proves the digestion, cures dyspepsia, strengthens weak kidneys. Just the med icine for old people, as it gives them new. vigorous blood. Druggists, fl per largo bottle with directions for home cure, e.,mole free and prepaid by writing Blood Balm Co., (13 Mitchell. Atlanta. Ga. De scribe trouble and special free medical ad vice also sent In sealed letter. j>. B. B. Is especially advised for chronic, deep seated cases of impure blood, and cures after all else falls. CtOUTIT GEOnniA FARM Fnr Hale. Address b? W. I’. IV ARD. Owner, Douglas, tin. JI W W JP REPAIRED ytfcand returned **■•’■* “■ ON TRIAL. Guaranteed tn run better than when new, or no pay. Ketoothing and cutting down a specialty. Second-hand nawn bought and aold. J. 11. MINER. Lumberton, Miaa. COTTON TIES! Can so)! either for prompt fall delivery 10.000 bundles, rebundled whole cotton ties, unsigned and untarred, 30 ties to the bun dle. Guaranteed sound and free from splices. Alf«o 1,800 bundles piece*! ties. Wil] make shipment within Southern States In lots of 100 bundles or more. Correspondence solicited. M. M. BROWN. Sales Agent. P. O. Box 187. Atlanta, Ga. _ □ Little Giant Hay Press /a- M Stands Alone the One Dls- tlnct Farm-Purpose Baler £<4l FH&. Light operating, rapid, efficient, Indlspenaable in UMjW P 1 economic farming. Write u | i'-sW ir for description. UTILE GIANT HAY PRESS CO. *3S«»s2KfeU 126 L PATTERSON AVE7DALLAS.TEX. a short supply of plant food. I may not be correct In this thing, and any one who can give a better reason Is Invited to have his "say." BOTTOM LAND PASTURE. W. C. K., New Bridge, Ga.—(J) I hav, about six acres of up land and anout four acres of bottom in pasture. I would like to know what kind of grass would be bc«t to sow It In to pasture young mules and yearlings on. Also where Is the best time to sow same. (2.) Would be glad to know If Ehiglish peas can be sowed and grown successfully here. If so, how many should I sow per acre? Don't you think English peas are good feed for hogs? (1.) A mixture of several kinds of grass is better than any one grass, especially for a permanent pasture, say 1 1-2 bushels of orchard grass, 1 bushel of red-top, I nushcl of tall oat, 10 pounds of red clover and 4 pounds of white clover per acre. Sow in September or October. (2.) The ordinary garden pea, commonly called "English pea," is not suitable for field culture as it requires a rich garden soil. But tlrnre. Is a closely allied species called "Canada pea" that is largely sown in the north for pasture and hay. One bushel of seed per acre, along with one or two bushels of oats or half as much wheat is a good proportion. ONION CULTURE. J. N. D., Marbury, Ala.—l wish to plant one acre of loose sandy land with a me dium clay foundation to onions. Please advise me as to preparation of soil, kind to set, kind and amount of fertilizers to be used; also time of setting. Answer—ls you are not posted In regard to onion culture (and I surmise you are not) I advise that you send 20 cents to W. Atlee Burple, Philadelphia, Pa., for a copy of Greiner’s “The New Onion Cul ture." In the meantime do not expect a good crop of onions from an ordinary soil. The soil should be rich and mellow, containing an abundance of vegetable matter and plant, foot. One ton per acre of a high grade .ammoniated fertilizer would probably not be too much on your land, unless ft Is already wet enough to produce a bale of cotton or 25 bushels of corn per acre. Jf it would do that, then 1,1(00 pounds of fertilizer per acre might do. A mixture of acid phosphate. 600 pounds; muriate of potash, 200 pounds; cotton meal. 1,600 pounds; nitrate of soda, 200 pounds, would be a good formula.. GERMAN MILLET. J. B. Jimlson, Easley, S. C.—As a sub scriber to your paper I take tho privi lege of making an inquiry as to German millet. Is it a good horse food? Jf not, why not? Answer —German millet is an excellent food for horses, as well as cattle, If cut ■biMfore the seeds are formed. But If the seeds ore permitted, to form it must be fed with judgment and caution, because at this advanced stage it has an inju rious effect on tho horse's kidneys. TIME TO CUT DOWN TREES. B. C„ Rome, Ga,—Pleas® tell me through your columns the time to cut trees bo that the stumps will die immediately and rot out. Answer —I know of no time for cutting’ trees which will result in the stumps will "rot out” immediately. The stumps of nearly all mature trees die at once. 1 would prefer the month of August. PECANS IN NORTH CAROLINA. D. P. Oabe. Otto, N. C—Will you or some of the subscribers to The Consti tution give me some information on the culture of .pecans? Will they grow in this climate (western North Carolina)? This is the home of the walnut and hickory. I planted some nuts the last of March and about one-fourth are up the Ist. of July. When is 'the proper time to plant? Jlow is the .best way to plant, in beds or boxes or where they are intended to stand? Is there different varieties? If so, whrat is best for this climate? Would like to have the address of some one who owns a pecan grove. Any informa tion on this subject will bo appreciated. 2 .What kind of grass would be best to set a grove where it Is shaded. An swer through Tho Constitution and oblige a. subscriber. Answer—Full information in regard to the culture of the pecan may be had from books or bulletins and Journals devoted to it. Send to Orange Judd & Co. for a book entitled, "Nut Culture," to D. M. Bacon, DeWitt, Ga., for his pamphlet on pecan culture (25 cents) and to J. W. Wilson for sample .copies of his month ly Journal, The Nut Grower. The nuts for planting should ’be buried In a box containing wet sand as soon a-‘» they drop from the tree (or at least early In the fall) and kept there until about middle of February. Then plant tn 3-foo't rows 6 or K inches apart. In rich garden soli. Do not plant, where the trees are to grow. The trees grown from nuts do not, as a rule, come true to va riety. You should either buy budded or grafted trees. I have no doubt pecans would thrive on suitable soils in western North Carolina. 2. Kentucky blue grass, orchard grass. MALIGNANT CATARRH OF HOGS. W. 13. Hicks, Barnardsville, Tenn.-I have a bunch of hogs that will weigh from 80 to 150 pounds and they an- dying with some strange disease. I will give you the symptoms they have and ask you to name the disease and give me a remedy for same. They are running out side, but have access to an old field which has a. growth of Japan clover and they seem tolie fond of It and It slobbers them very bad. (Flease state If this is injurious to them.) They are in good condition and eat hearty. 1 feed them corn twice a day, also plenty of slop and some milk. When they first take sl< k they will walk backwards, Jerking their nose down and backward with the same motion they would if you was punching them on the nose with something sharp. Some are troubled with this for two or three weeks, while others are troubled for only two or three days, when they take a very severe cough. After they commence coughing there Is only one occasionally that ever eats anything. They will stand and cough until they become almost entirely exhausted. Some vomit a little when they cough, others do not. Their breath is very offenslv’e. After they commence coughing they live from four to eight days; one lived eight days after it com menced to cough, but never did eat any. We drenched it frequetly, but It would vomit up anything we gave ft. If you can give me a successful remedy I will bo glad to hear from you as early as pos sible. Please publish my full name, that I may receive information from any per son’having a remedy for hogs dielng from the above cause If you are not certain of this disease. Answer—The symptoms as described by you corresponds with those of a rather uncommon swine disease, known and described In the books as "malignant ca tarrh." The up-and-down motion of- the head, however, as noted by you, I have not found. Tho tre<T(tment recommended Is as follows: Give each animal 1 or 2 ounces of cistor oil. Follow this by giving 5 to S drops of nitro-muriatic acid three Limes a day In oat meal gruel. If the cough is very excessive give 15 to 20 drops of laudanum In a spoonful of water and rub the neck with mustard made, up with hot water. Their disease Is de scribed as contagious and It Is advised to separate the. sick from those not af fected. I will add that I am not by any means certain that this diagnosis Is cor rect. PROBABLY STAGGERS OF COW. S. H. L.. McConnellsville, S. C.-I have a sick cow. On Friday night, there w’as a decrease In How of milk. Saturday morning refused to eat. Would open mouth or gap every minute, especially when trying to eat and when driven from pasture later in day seem inclined to run other cows. Had her penned and watched developments. Sunday ate a small quan tity of oats, but drank no water; seemed to be hungry and ate a little more. Mon day. Often throwing head up and hold ing it erect. Nothing unusual about the expression of eyes. Monday she began lowing at intervals; after lowing she seemed weak and sometimes would fall and stretch out limbs. After a few min utes would rise and seem stronger. Tills last symptom (of falling) seems to V on the increase. Lost a bull one month ago with similar symptoms, a cow last fall with same symptoms, except she was not vicious and would stagger instead of falling. Can you give me a diagnosis and — lumber] WE MAKE SAW MILLS I f® 5 * 3 IM that cut accurate lumber and plenty of ■ -4 ■» \ 4,000 to 20,000 feet of lumber per ■ Uh d V P r * ce9 I fonl to S7OO I I * Reasonable in price, economical to M VX'wy maintain, greatest capacity. Every ■ i.Arftl. * ILr’ Mill la • Money Maker. Write ■ for large free Catalog No. S 36. ■ remedy? The cow that is sick now should drop her fourth calf in August. Is in good condition, having been fed on cot ton meal and hulls and pea vines, with run in pasture. I notice several patches of thistles in pasture, but have had them removed. Also have heifer that has dropped first calf. Doesn't give milk out of two front teats, except a little on each attempt to milk. Put calf to them, but don’t get any milk. Can you give me any remedy? Answer—l cannot be positive, but I sus pect that your cow has Encephalitis, or staggers, sometimes called “mad stag gers.” There seems to be several varieties of this disease, or at least the symptoms vary considerably. Bollowing, running about, staggering, frenzy, drowsiness, con stipation, scanty and dark colored urine trembling, spasm of the muscles—are all symptoms, but most all present in the same case. A well developed case of stag gers generally ends In death, treatment be of no avail. When treated at the very inception some cases recover. The first thing to do is to draw 8 or 9 quarts of blood from the jugular vein, and follow immediately with a purgative, say 24 ounces of Epson salts, 1-2 ounce of pul verized gamboge, 20 drops of croton oil all In 3 quarts of warm water. Also in ject Into tho rectum 2 quarts of warm soapsuds every 3 or 4 hours. Keep tho animal in a quiet, sheltered place, give what cool water she will drink, but no food except small quantities of bran slops, or cut grass. During convulsion apply large quantities of cold water to the bead, or ice may be used. If the purgative nets and the case shows im provement in 2 or 3 days give 2 drams of iodide of potassium every night and morning dissolved in 1-2 bucket of drink ing water, if she will drink it, or In 1-2 gallon of water as a drench. Tho disease was probably caused by something oaten by the cow. Always change the food In such cases—especially if she has been eating cotton seed meal and hulls. Tho te.»ts of tho heifer may have nn obstruction in her front, tents. What it is may only be ascertained on examination. It will probably require personal inatfon and an operation by a veterinarian. SEROTAL HERMIA OF MULE. T. 11. N., Enfield, N. C.—Please let me hear from you in your next paper how to cure a rupture in a young mule. I have a fine young mule ruptured in the left side where the sud was taken out by pressing up tho shlth it will nil disap pear. and at times you can see no sign of it, especially of a morning. When down it is about the size of a man's fist. Flease Inform mo through The Consti tution how to cure it, and if tho mule must be worked while under treatment. Answer—Such cases of hermla (follow ing castration) are rather uncommon, and require spocinl treatment by a competent surgeon after personal examination. Any method by means of which the protruding entrails may bo held in place (after re ducing the hermia) will probably prove effective In a quite young animal. A sur geon could doubtless relieve the difficulty witbout difficulty. MANGE OF DOGS. To S. E. Cochran. Morton. Miss (1) Wash thoroughly with sosp and water to remove all scurf and scabs. When dry rub into alt affected parts an ointment of 2 ounces each of sulphur and lard. Apply once a day, and after the fourth day, If needed, wash thoroughly and re peat the ointment. (2) Or. if preferred, npplj’ an ointment of 1 ounce of oil of tar and 20 ounces of whale oil. Apply once a day. Tn each case scald all rugs and blankets that have been about the animal, including the kennel, then sponge over the kennel (after thoroughly washing ft) 1 ounce of corrosive sublimate in 1 gallon of water. Internal remedies are "no good." WORMS IN MULES AND HORSES. J. C. G., Grange Ga.—l have a. young mule that is wormy. She has been af fected with them for about twelve months. I have given her several different reme dies to get her rid of them, and when I was giving her the medicines she passed a few worms. I feel satisfied that she is still wormy, as she continues to stay poor, and her hair is coarse and long. She eats heartily. Please give me a remedy through The Constitution and oblige. Answer —Possibly you erred in stopping the treatment too early. The first course of a vermifuge may expel, or destroy, all’the worms, but may not affect the "nits" or eggs. So the treatment, what ever it may be. should be repeated in about three weeks. Moreover it is im portant that an animal shall have only pure well or spring water, such as you pi ovlde for your family, and not permit ted to firing marsh or stagnant v. ate- -the usual source of worms. 1 have usually recomme: Jiofi the following vermifuge, one dram each of copperas and tai tar emetic mixed witli 2 drams of linseed meal, and given as one dose night and morning tor one week. Then give •<■ purge of 1 ounce of turpentine ami 1 pint of raw linseed oil. Repeat the entire treat ment In three weeks, in order to destroy any worms that may have hatched 111 Unit time. PROBABLY HEAVES, OR "BROKEN WIND.” J J. M., Blenheim, S. C.—l have a mare about 12 years old that has always been almost too fat for hard work. She is a buggv horse. All of last year she had hard driving, often stood out for hours in the night air. was irregularly fed. though she was given an abundance of food, and yet she kept very fat. This year she has had splendid attention, well fed and cared for. has not. been worked more than one day out of each week at light plowing or short 8-mile drives, not driven hard at all, and yet since Feb ruary she lias not seemed well, does not. drive well, has a slight cough and scarce ly touches her food; has lost flesh until she is quite thin, and looks dull and I | Very low rates to the Southwest 8 to Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas—half fare plus $2 on first gfl and third Tuesdays from St. Louis, Thebes, Cairo and H Memphis—see the wonderful Southwest, cheapest homes in B America today—land along the Cotton Belt Route at $2, $5, M $lO an acre, good range for live stock, capable of producing n corn, cotton, grain, grass, fruit and vegetables—an ideal Ij country to live in, an easy country to make a living in. M Write for descriptive literature, “Homes in the Southwest,” K I “Fortunes in Growing Fruit and Vegetables,” etc. R N. B. BAlßD.Traveling Paaa. Aleut, E.W. LaßEAUME.Gen.Pasa.4Tkt.Aet. B 203 Equitable Bldf., ATLANTA. GA. 210 Equitable Bldg., ST. LOUIS. MO. B Jr J sluggish. In April she was turned to a stallion, but at first would not take him, though she did later, and she may bo with foal, but hardly think so. Have given her Pratts food, but it docs not help her. She is fed on good home grown corn, fodder, hay and oats, and has been In a good pasture some recent ly. but she only nibbles the grass She has never been sick that I know of—just gradually declined until in her present condition. Please let me know w-hat to do for her. Can it bo tubercu-isis? She has only a very slight cough. Answer —The symptoms as described suggest that your mare has heaves, or “broken wind,” in its early stage. The dullness or laziness may indicate preg nancy. but this condition is also usually accompanied with increased fatness. Pos sibly she is taking heaves and is also with foal. You may possibly avert a. serious attack of heaves by extraordi nary care in feeding. Do not give much (if any) coarse forage and let it be of the best and most nutritious quality. Shelled oats are the best grain. Feel throe times a day and always water be fore feeding and not after, and never put her to hard work or drive her brisk ly within an hour after feeding. Tuberculosis very rarely, if ever, at tacks the horse. ! never saw or heard of a case of it. (1) WORMY HORSE—(2) GI’TTURAi. POUCHES. H. L. W., Collins, Ga. —1. Will you tell me through your columns what, will cure my horse? lie has been wormy for eight | months. They are a little white, small worm, about 1 inch long. I believe they are called the thread worm. Ho is about ten years old. He eatp everything that he can get. 2. Also, I have another horse that Is 5 years old that has an extra large aval low or wind pipe. (It Is hard to tell just which). When you rub ft downward he will give to it like it pains him. Answer—l. Pin worms may be removed by injections of tobacco tea or of quassin chips (half pound to the gallon of water) once or twice a day for a few days; then give a purge of 1 pint of raw- linseed meal and 1 ounce of spirits of turpentine. Let him have only pure, clean water to drink, and not stagnant water. Also see reply to J. C. G. under head of "Worms in Herses and Mules." 2. There are two sacs in a horse’s neck Just below the larynx. They are above the throat. These usually contain noth ing but air, but sometimes they fill with matter. 'When squeezed and the horses 3 head is down a little of the matter may escape. Turning to pasture is the remedy or feeding him on the ground or floor. If this fails a competent surgeons must be called and an operation performed. 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Washington July 23.—Postofftce inspec tors are now investigating th> affairs of H. H. Rand, the former confidential clerk of the postmaster general and now assist ant superintendent of the division of sai ario.s and allowances, Mr Rand has not been at the department for some days. How Our Bible Takes. The Premium Bible came to hand last week. We are delighted with it and consider it the most complete work that we have ever seen. We shall always appreciate it a« a Christmas present from you, as the cost Is too small to count, compared to Its real value. L. Iu HINE. Mlakka, Fla. —* Many Killed in Tornado. Tucson, Arizona, July 23.—A terrific tornado visited Tombstone and Fairbank last night, and although reports are meager. It Is thought that many who were caught in the yath of the storm must have perished. Wires are all down and the first re ports of the storr.s only reached here to night. When the storm subsided Fair bank was under 6 feat of water. The In habitants fled to tho hillside. In the val ley below’ and above Fairbank several ranch houses were demolished. Reconstruct Monitor Florida. New York, July 21.—Orders are "1 hand at the Brooklyn navy yard directing the overhauling and reconstruction ot tho comparatively now monitor Florida now lying at the yard. It will take six week’ to complete the contemplated work and the Florida will be raised in order that tho turret supports may be streng’b ened. Intense Heat in Oklahoma. Guthrie, Okla., July 23 Intense heat has prevailed In Oklahoma for a week. The tem perature here today was 106. 1 >m an 1 ton are greatly in need of rain.